Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 6, 1912PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Limestone County; H. B. Daviss, Judge. Suit by the State, for the use of Limestone County, against H. D. Adams and others, on a liquor dealer’s bond. From a judgment for the State, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.

This is a suit on a liquor dealer’s bond brought by the state of Texas, for the use of Limestone county, to recover of H. D. Adams and his sureties penalties for the breach of his retail liquor dealer’s bond on six different occasions. A trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the state for $3,000, and the appellants prosecute this appeal.

Adams procured from the state license to engage in the retail liquor business, which license was issued on September 21, 1908, to run one year from date thereof. He executed bond with the American Security Company of New York as surety. He entered upon the…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Texas Harvester Co. v. Wilson-Whaley Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  2. Magless v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Walker v. TerrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  4. Pope v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  5. State ex rel. Hayes v. HailerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1918

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